Potential paths to nuclear war and the available means of prevention of nuclear war are discussed. Presented is a detailed description of six nuclear war scenarios, and brief examples of types of potential deterrents to nuclear war (firebreaks) which are relevant for each. To be effective, the right combination of firebreaks must be used, the…

The purpose of this paper is to sketch a useful taxonomy of how scholars have understood international relations and, in turn, which parts of these understandings have been transmitted to the classroom. (Author)

The Stanley Foundation annually assembles a panel of experts from the public and private sectors to assess specific foreign policy issues and to recommend future direction. The participants in the round-table discussion summarized in this report agreed that the Soviets are moving from a Marxist-Leninist version of socialism to a broader version,…

The need to establish teacher education programs which inculcate at least the basic principles of multicultural education has been recognized repeatedly by both the profession and governmental agencies which administer programs of elementary, secondary, and post-secondary education. What is crucial to this matter is the model selected by a given…

This document explores the impact of television coverage on foreign policy decision making and the complexities of a changing media-foreign policy relationship in an era of global television. Government officials believe that television news has a great effect on foreign policy decisions. By contrast, many political scientists contend that…

The market-oriented countries of Pacific Asia have been contributing to economic growth in the industrialized West. The market developing countries of East Asia have averaged economic growth of 7.5 percent a year over the last 20 years. The most prominent feature of their economic development has been rapid growth in manufactured exports, expanded…

In order for genuine world peace to have a chance, communications professionals must consider a certain genre of communication--largely nonverbal and at a macroscopic level. There can be no lasting world peace where there is no world-wide principle of economic justice. The people of the industrialized power structures (seats of multinational…

Proceedings of a conference on consumerism in a global economy are divided into five parts. The program for the three day conference is contained in the first part. Brief biographies of the speakers are presented in the second part. The third part lists scholarship sponsors and recipients. The fourth part contains the bulk of the material,…

General and liberal studies are in increasing demand among learners in lifelong education programs. The studies are needed, particulary by those whose previous education was occupationally oriented. Further, the world-wide aspect of general studies in lifelong education in education is a necessity, not a luxury. (Author)

This paper explores and identifies initiatives in the struggle against militarization. It is one of a series of working papers commissioned by the World Order Models Project in its effort to stimulate research, education, dialogue, and political action aimed at contributing to a movement for a just world order. Taking into account the political…

This unit investigates through three activities the importance of the Great Lakes in international trade. A student workbook and a teaching guide are provided. Included in the teacher's manual are an overview of the unit, a materials list, objectives, teaching suggestions, evaluation items, and answer keys to student activities. In the first…

Presented are the major international energy policy issues facing all nations, and a basis for analyzing current and proposed United States' energy policies and initiatives. Eleven issues are examined, all of which relate to one central theme: Are U.S. international energy and related policies consistent with domestic energy goals, national…

Global communications systems and the types of relations that nations may develop through them in the future are explored in this paper. The various topics discussed include global change and communication; communication for global imaging and problem solving; information and communication as power; communication quality and transnational…

International relations in general are bound to be enhanced when management, sales, and technical personnel can manage cultural differences within the world marketplace. (Author)

Notes that pessimism about the future may result in self-fulfilling prophecy; suggests that a positive vision can set standards by which we may direct change. Ideals of world religions and ethics and world views of more recent times should be reaffirmed. Interdependence and diversity must be perceived as features of our world. Journal…